[simpits-tech] Technical Help / Advise

[Ed Henderson]

So, if I ran a 500 Mhz, Voodoo 3 3000, 128mb ram setup for each view / 
screen I would be in good shape?  I keep refering to the 3dfx cards 
cause I have a v5 5500 and a v3 3000 and thought it would be good to 
keep them the same. I can also find them cheap on ebay.  

Katy Pluta wrote:

>Ed,
>
>Won't work, you need a fast computer for each external FS view using
>Wideview (http://wideview.00server.com/), and the same for the Project
>Magenta software as far as the Glass cockpit is concerned to provide
>OpenGL full acceleration which is disabled in multi-monitor mode. 
>
>No dual-head card here or you will have very low frame rates, except in
>FS to show instruments or add-ons *only* on the secondary, and for the
>PM autopilot and FMS programs that don't require accelerated displays...
>
>
>Best
>Katy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: simpits-tech-admin@simpits.org
>[mailto:simpits-tech-admin@simpits.org] On Behalf Of Ed Henderson
>Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 5:41 PM
>To: simpits
>Subject: [simpits-tech] Technical Help / Advise
>
>
>I am slowly building computers for my flight sim project but I wonder if
>
>what I want to do will work?  I currently run my flight sim stuff on a 
>900 mhz celeron / voodoo 5 5500 setup and everything clocks along 
>nicely.  I am going to upgrade to a newer machine to replace the one 
>above and use the 900 celeron to drive two video cards for left and 
>right outside view.  I want to build a smaller machine (500mhz celeron?)
>
>to drive two video cards and monitors running Fighter MFD or other 
>project magenta product.
>
>Here is are the questions:
>
>Can I run two exterior views off of one 900 mhz machine and have good 
>frame rate?   With a couple of Voodoo 3 3000's??  Other vid card 
>suggestions?  Dual (twin) view card?
>
>Same question for the project magenta software, will it run ok twice on 
>a 500mhz machine and on what video cards?  Twin view card?
>
>Thanks!
>Ed
>

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